Another night at the palace
'Cause there is nothin' else to do
Oh oh, ah ha
The same people, the same drinks and
The same music, the same quicksand
I think this harbor town is waist deep and sinkin' fast

Second night at the warehouse
And my mock turtleneck just reeks
Whoa oh, whoa oh
From the Liquor room to the change room
To the doom and gloom of the hotel room
I think this seaside beer hall should sink into the bay

11 Comments

General CommentThis is a song about Halifax.....before they got big they played Halifax and got booed out of the city.
It is a fave of the city noe because of a number of reasons..."Another night at tha Palace, cuz there's nothing else to do". I dare you to find a 20 something person in Halifax who has never uttered this line at least once. It is one of the biggest bars in the city and boasts live bands and large crowds. The unofficial name of this bar is the last chance for romance, because if you can't pick up here then you may as well join the priesthood or a nunnery.

"Cause they speak a diferent language' The maritime lingo can be a bit difficult to decipher if you aren't used to it

"It's happy hour again" Halifax has the most bars per capita than any city in North America

"Maybe half the fault was mine that the sun didn't shine on barrington street." There are a lot of trees and tall buildings along Barrington in the heart of downtown and the sun hardly ever does shine there

General CommentHello City is about one of the band's earlier days while still a duo and travelling with Corky and the Juice Pigs. They came to a city during the second length of the tour and nobody liked them. They were just miserable, and it was just a terrible experience. So they wrote a song about it to get back at them I guess.

General CommentThis is a song about Halifax.....before they got big they played Halifax and got booed out of the city.
It is a fave of the city noe because of a number of reasons..."Another night at tha Palace, cuz there's nothing else to do". I dare you to find a 20 something person in Halifax who has never uttered this line at least once. It is one of the biggest bars in the city and boasts live bands and large crowds. The unofficial name of this bar is the last chance for romance, because if you can't pick up here then you may as well join the priesthood or a nunnery.

"Cause they speak a diferent language' The maritime lingo can be a bit difficult to decipher if you aren't used to it

"It's happy hour again" Halifax has the most bars per capita than any city in North America

"Maybe half the fault was mine that the sun didn't shine on barrington street." There are a lot of trees and tall buildings along Barrington in the heart of downtown and the sun hardly ever does shine there

General CommentAh, Halifax. I lived there (and hated it) for two years. I had this song on constant replay. Then I moved back to Toronto and found out that Steve Page had moved onto my parent's street.

And the sun never shines ANYWHERE in Halifax, from all the fog and rain. Urk.

General Commenti think of it as a guy who moves to a big city (maybe for a new job or whatever) and just hates it. he spends his time wasting away his life, drinking and doing whatever (going home with women) just to pass the time in his horrible life
and he blames it all on the city